Paediatric Registrar is available on pager 123 24/7

  • A paeds reg may also be allocated specifically to ED on an evening shift

All medical admissions under paediatrics are via the paeds registrar

  • The paediatric consultant may be contacted directly if there is a delay to registrar review
  • There is a paediatric staff specialist on duty in hours to provide clinical support as required

Children with conditions best managed by a subspecialty paediatrician may require transfer to Sydney Children’s Hospital

  • these patients are generally discussed with the TSH team initially unless already known to a specialist team at SCH
  • patients requiring transfer must be notified to the SCH ED admitting officer

Children who are critically ill may require retrieval

  • call NETS 1300 36 2500 sooner rather than later
  • NETS consultants can provide remote support to Resus 4 via video link
  • the TSH paediatric registrar and consultant should generally be involved as well

Paeditric Trauma referrals via PATCH 9382 1000

Paediatric admission matrix is the second appendix here

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